Observed 6:54 AM CDT at KALO

Aplington, IA weather

Clear and 56°13°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 56°13°

Clear

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 23 mph38 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (55°13° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Low 54°12° tonight at 5 AM

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	75%	75%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	75%	40%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	72%	44%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	65%	34%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	54%	57%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	49%	43%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	44%	57%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	43%	43%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	40%	54%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	40%	50%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	41%	74%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	75%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	68%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	64%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	73%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	66%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	83%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	75%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	71%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	70%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	71%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	73%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	75%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	74%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	78%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	90%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–68°20°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.33 in8.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 52°11°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–69°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Beaver Creek at New Hartford

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 480 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Iowa River at Steamboat Rock

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 460 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Cedar River at Finchford

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 775 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.7 ft
Flow: 1,330 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 143

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Allison · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1914–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°SunOct 18
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Aplington weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:33 PM; Morning 7:17–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:06–7:17 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Aplington. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Aplington, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Beaver Creek at New Hartford

Iowa River at Steamboat Rock

West Fork Cedar River at Finchford

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon